I have an 88 in .308 my wife got me for Christmas the first year we were married. The only thing I have ever shot out of it is Remington corelokt 150 grn ammo and it has laid a whole lot of deer low DRN. The only problem with the 88s is that stiff trigger pull. I had mine worked on and it improved a little bit but not where I would like it. Back before the guy who owner Red Jacket gun shop got busted for child abuse I contacted them to see if they had a solution. The answer I got was no. I still love the gun and will keep it till I croak.